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Recent Examples of unabsorbed
The company reported a net income of $95 million for the quarter, compared to $58 million in the previous year, with the increase attributed to higher volumes and lower unabsorbed costs.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
University of Vienna's Lukas Kenner theorizes that clumps of concentrated, unabsorbed antibiotics attached to the surface of nanoplastics could provide the perfect breeding ground for bacteria to become resistant to the medication.
—Joe Salas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024
Supplements provide high doses of magnesium at one time, which can lead to excessive unabsorbed magnesium.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2024
Even worse, photons with less energy than the bandgap cannot do anything productive at all, and simply pass through the semiconductor unabsorbed.
—Tracy H. Schloemer, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Sep. 2023
The authors are developing technology that can convert some of those unabsorbed wavelengths into colors close to silicon’s sweet spot.
—Tracy H. Schloemer, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Sep. 2023
On a mechanistic level, unabsorbed polyols draw water out of your body and into your gut lumen, resulting in loose, watery stools.
—Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2020
Because the calories in this unabsorbed fat aren't utilized, the amount of calories entering your body decreases.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
This is because unabsorbed carbohydrate draws water into the intestinal lumen and is eventually fermented in the colon, with loose stools and gas production as the unfortunate by-products.
—Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2020
Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
University of Vienna's Lukas Kenner theorizes that clumps of concentrated, unabsorbed antibiotics attached to the surface of nanoplastics could provide the perfect breeding ground for bacteria to become resistant to the medication.
—Joe Salas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024
Supplements provide high doses of magnesium at one time, which can lead to excessive unabsorbed magnesium.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2024
Even worse, photons with less energy than the bandgap cannot do anything productive at all, and simply pass through the semiconductor unabsorbed.
—Tracy H. Schloemer, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Sep. 2023
The authors are developing technology that can convert some of those unabsorbed wavelengths into colors close to silicon’s sweet spot.
—Tracy H. Schloemer, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Sep. 2023
On a mechanistic level, unabsorbed polyols draw water out of your body and into your gut lumen, resulting in loose, watery stools.
—Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2020
Because the calories in this unabsorbed fat aren't utilized, the amount of calories entering your body decreases.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
This is because unabsorbed carbohydrate draws water into the intestinal lumen and is eventually fermented in the colon, with loose stools and gas production as the unfortunate by-products.
—Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unabsorbed
Adjective
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Once solar time in Greenwich had been carried, night and day, around the spinning globe, time became highly abstracted, cut away from its animal home so as to be more easily figured both geologically and evolutionarily.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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The invaluable bond between artist and muse is exemplified by their abstracted slumbering embrace, her nude form dominating our gaze as her rosy flesh juxtaposes with the jade-sage background.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This is a very good sign after Middleton was absent from the Royal Ascot on June 18 which caused quite a stir.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
28 June 2025
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Commissioner Kevin Dodds was absent, and Commissioner Emily Gonzales abstained.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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One who under-signals competence during a high-stakes initiative may leave the team unfocused and unmotivated.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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But the county has had to scale back its services and improvements to basic, critical infrastructure because of the unfocused overspending in the last several years.—
Jim Desmond,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2025
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Cradled in the English Channel, Guernsey rises like the lost city of Atlantis—a storybook island and self-governing British Crown dependency, with a rich tapestry of ancient history and wild beauty—far beyond the old tourist poster of sunny cream teas.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Yet despite the lost sleep, orangutans still often choose to build their nightly nests in close proximity to each other.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Many kids want to keep playing at the park or in the pool, totally oblivious to the fact that their parents are desperate to sit in front of the AC for a few minutes.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
27 June 2025
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Meanwhile, at Casa, an oblivious Cierra is starting to make a connection with bombshell Elan.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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For example, if an officer sees someone swerving, fumbling with items, or clearly not paying attention to the road, the interior light might factor into a citation for reckless or inattentive driving.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
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Ball is too inattentive on that end despite his impressive offensive skill set, and Miller is quite skinny and struggles to wall up on opposing guards and wings through his core.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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O'Brien returns to lend his voice to Lawrence Fletcher, Ferb's sweet but absent-minded dad.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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Ludwig Von Drake Ludwig Von Drake is the wise and eccentric professor who is known to be brilliant, but sometimes an absent-minded scientist and inventor.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2025
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Some people have suggested that red-light cameras would be helpful, but Linke said that a key way to reduce the number of distracted drivers is furthering education.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
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In 2023, Elon Musk seemed too distracted by his latest venture to run the world’s most valuable car company.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2025
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“Unabsorbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unabsorbed. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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